DAGON No. 11 - Some Notes on the Eltdown Shards

Oct 6, 2026

DAGON No. 11 opens with an editorial introducing the debut of the DAGON zine and promising future columns, including “The Acolyte” by Sandy Petersen. It highlights contributions such as Robert M. Price’s corrected essay “Some Notes on the Eltdown Shards,” and discusses related Mythos fiction and reviews. The article by Robert M. Price traces the fabricated origins of the Eltdown Shards, their purported literary sources, and Lovecraft’s use of the shards as fictional props.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryComic

FormatPDF

Pages40

Reading Time15 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

Black Mail

R'lyeh Reviews

Some Notes on the Eltdown Shards

The Horror at Witches Hollow (part 2)

The Acolyte

Re-Animator

A Checklist of H.P. Lovecraft's Fiction (part 2)

The Red Brain'6 Trust

Shoggoths don't kill people, Guns do!

Cthulhoid Tales of Terror

Dae CoronNo.11 DAGON only 70pFor players of CoC. Editorial This issue of DAGON marks the debut to these pages,of the Great 0ld One,himselfSandy Petersen,whose new column "The Acolyte'wiil appear regularly in future issues.I am extremely proud to have Sandy aboard,and trust that you'li enjoy reading his worktoo! Not only that,here to chill the blood of the most fearsome of investigators is theAmerican cultist,Robert M.Price,whose essay 'Some Notes on the Eltdowm Shards'app-ears on page 3.This essay previously crawled into the light of day in issue 23 ofthe US publication 'CRYPT OF CTHULHU in a somewhat different form.Following thediscovery of some previously un-published letters by Lovecraft,several new pieces ofinformation have been thrown upon the Shards,Robert's corrected and revised essay ispublished for the first time,here. Astute readers will notice that Robert J.Curran's Mythos tale -"The Horror at MitchesHollow',does not conclude this issue,as previously stated last time.This is thefault of your mis-calculating editor who has been forced to run the tale through to thenext edition.So lovers of literature are in for a treat next time round,as Robert'stale will be joined by one of the masters of Mythos terror -Brian Lumley whose tale'The House of the Temple'see's first British publication inissue 12. The page count rises this issue to 40 pages -due to my mis-calculations outlinedabove,however this doesn't affect the cover price,as readers with a tight purse willbe glad to hear. I apologise to any of the readers who sent in a'small ad'which didn't fit in thisissue -as you can see I didn't have the space.In fact,I can't guarantee publicationof the ads,at any time,so please take note. Dr.Phibes has been axed,but the R'lyeh Reviews return,this time with a vengeance!Keep that Black Mail rolling in and any questions for Peter at the 'Red Brein'B Trust'column will be appreciated. Oh yes,it looks like 'The Beast of Dagon'is on after all -possibly for a GamesDaypublication in the Summer.The zine wili be A4 format with the best articles from issues1-10.To be edited jointly by myself and Australian Cultist,Mark Morrison.See yer in April and take care.Ceue7Lu Contents Black Mailedited by Carl Ford. …………P.31 R'lyeh Reviews… …P.36Credits,Subscriptions,Addresees.…P.39 Front Cover illustration by Dave CarsonBack Cover -'Re-Animator'U.S.One sheetposter. CTHULHOID NEWS from Marc GascoigneCrawling Chaos,the MD Cthulhoid columnhas "been closed down". Next CoC products will be decided in afew months,but they should finally in-clude Shades of Terror(by M.L.Rowland)called The Vanishing Conjurer,written byMike Lewis(ex DL co-editor with myselfand Marshie)and Simon Price.You'il likeVC;it's set in the inner enclave of theMagic Circle,and tells of a Chinesemagician who Some Notes on the Eltdown Shards by Robert M.Price… …P.3Two of Our Bodies are Missing by J.G.Cadera… …P.5The Horror at witches Hollow(part 2)by Robert J.Curran... .… .P.10The Acolyte edited by Sandy Petersen ……P.20Re-Animator reviewed by Carl Ford… …P.21A Checklist of H.P.Lovecraft's Fiction(part 2)by Peter F.Jeffery.. ....P.22The Red Brain'6 Trust edited by Peter F.Jeffery.. ....P.26Shoggoths don't kill people,Guns do!by Mark Morrieon… … …P.28Cthulhoid Tales of Terrorby Carl Ford… … …P.30 # Some Notes on the Eltdown Shards by Robert M.Price H.P.Lovecraft's invented Necronomicon proved to be so stimulating that several ofhis correspondents and fans could not resist concocting their own.Thus Howard'sUnaussprechlichen Kulten and Bloch's De Vermis Myeteriig,to name just two of a largernumber were born.Lovecraft welcomed this and would henceforth make bibiographicalnotes to the new books.Quite often,he made better use of the new texts than theircreators did.Two examples of this would be willis Conover's Ghorl Nigral,about whichHPL wrote an effective little vigne

FAQs

What is “Some Notes on the Eltdown Shards” in DAGON No. 11?

It is an essay by Robert M. Price that examines the fictional Eltdown Shards, explaining how they were presented and how Lovecraft used them as recurring fictional props.

How do the Eltdown Shards relate to earlier fictional works mentioned in the text?

The document describes the shards as clay fragments modeled after “The Piltdown Man” hoax and parallels them to Lovecraft’s “mouldy Pnakotic Manuscripts,” tying their conception to broader invented texts.

Which other recurring sections or contributors are promoted in the editorial?

The editorial introduces “The Acolyte” by Sandy Petersen and mentions ongoing reviews and columns, including “R'lyeh Reviews” and a submissions/communication column for Peter.

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